I have always looked upon my experiences here in Ecuador as nothing short of an adventure.....a "re-conquest". You will find that this Blog not only offers information on how to live, invest or simply visit Ecuador (rated the number one retirement heaven by International Living magazine for 2011) but also informative information and articles on how to survive in this fast changing and volatile World we live in. Your comments are welcome!
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El Conquistqdor Francisco de Orellana

The Conquistador who put the Amazaon baisn "on the map"....Francisco Orellana

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

More reasons not to live in the USA....from our man stateside...Richard of Danburry, D.S.G

Economics…

Obama administration pushes banks to make home loans to people with weaker credit

“If
that were to come to pass, that would open the floodgates to highly
excessive risk and would send us right back on the same path we were
just trying to recover from,” said Ed Pinto, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former top executive at mortgage giant Fannie Mae.
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Edit.Perhaps
the reckless Obama Administration considers this a hair of the dog that
bit ya’, but undoubtedly this is just some additional Socialist tactics
to drive down the economy. Worthless deadbeat mortgages were what
triggered the debacle back in 2006 – 2009, from which we have not yet
recovered.

Thanks, World Reserve Currency, But No Thanks: Australia And China To Enable Direct Currency Convertibility

Over
the weekend, Australia appears to have come to the same conclusion,
with the Australian reporting that the land down under is set to say
goodbye to the world's "reserve currency" in its trade dealings with the world's biggest marginal economic power, China, and will enable the direct convertibility of the Australian dollar into Chinese yuan, without US Dollar intermediation,
in the process "slashing costs for thousands of business" and also
confirming speculation that China is fully intent on, little by little,
chipping away at the dollar's reserve currency status until one day it
no longer is.

Edit.
This is a direct result of the Federal Reserve’s dollar printing
policies. As the Fed ignites inflation through the 24/7 printing
presses, our trading partners and creditors, by the way, realize that we
will be paying off our debt in increasingly worthless dollars. They
therefore are hedging their bets by divesting in any way they can from
accumulating dollars including eliminating all trade transaction in the
world currency reserve, aka American Greenbacks.

Folks,
it appears the chickens are coming home to roost as foreign trade seems
to seek shelter from the American dollar …and this is only the tip of
the inevitable iceberg as cause and effect takes its toll. Watch and
pray, folks, watch and pray.

rumors of wars…

U.S. Amassing B-1 Strategic Bombers Near North Korea

“Late
last night I monitored “DARK flight of seven” on PRIME (311.000 MHZ
STRATCOM PRIMARY) asking for current weather for UAM [airport code for
Guam - Andersen Air Force Base]. On the frequency of 251.100 MHz, DARK
flight also was calling for “GASSR 11 and GASSR 12″ (KC-135s) for
“Tanker drag to BAB [Beale AFB, California]“.

“Dark” is the standard radio call sign for the 7th Bomb Wing’s B-1s based at Dyess AFB, near Abilene, Texas.

Edit.Don’t
think that this is a unilateral move folks, China is moving troops
toward the border with North Korea and Russia is also deploying naval
vessels to the area. All this for a two-bit nation that is essentially the mouse that roared.
Perhaps if we hadn’t backed North Korea up to the wall with the
sanctions that only inflict burden on the populous too weak to rebel we
wouldn’t have this crisis today. Sanctions, IMHO, are an non-military
act of aggression that is only a prelude to war.

The actual danger in all of this North Korean business is not the rinky-dink nation but the super powers surrounding it.

According to Courthouse News Service
(CNS), sodium benzoate, sodium propionate, and benzoic acid will now be
permissible for use in preserving and treating meat and poultry
products, despite having been previously banned. FSIS has long been of
the persuasion that major food corporations would attempt to use such
additives to "conceal damage or inferiority in meat and poultry," but
the agency's view has apparently changed.

Edit.
So once again Big-Ag has won out over the health of the American
consumer. Obviously, it is time to start raising backyard poultry and
rabbits in addition to your gardens. It is your only assurance of
reasonably safe food.

Devastating honeybee loss reported across United States expected to impact food prices

The
disorder has significantly affected bee populations since the 1970s
with a sharp increase in losses since 2006. Now, as beekeepers return to
their hives to prepare for spring pollination, they are finding that at
least half of their bees are gone.

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Owning a farm in Ecuador

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Cafe Dios no muere

Click on this photo for details on this great expat hangout with local history and charm in the middle of Spanish Colonial Quito. Location: Corner of Flores and Junin in the rear of Monasterio Santa Catalina in San Marcos

Gabriel Garcia Moreno

Click on this photo for the location of Cafe Dios no muere

Vacation Rental - Casa de Carondelet

Click on the photo for this 4 bedroom and 3 bath private residence from $50 to $300 per night. Located in the historic "Bohemian" neighborhood of San Marcos.

Plaza San Marcos with its 17th Century Church

Click on the photo for a map of the neighborhood of San Marcos and the vacation rental Casa de Carondelet

Francisco Luis Hector, barón de Carondelet

Click on Photo to see how we renovated this incredible home in Colonial Quito in honor of the Baron de Carondelet

Due to the fact that my roots are from South Louisiana...we could not help but honor this beautifull home in the name of Baron de Carondelet who was not only a Govenor of Louisiana during the Spanish Colonial period but also the last Governor of the Real Audencia in Quito, Ecaudor.

Carondelet.....Quito and New Orleans

Francisco Luis Hector, barón de Carondelet (born in 1748 of Flemish descent in Noyelles-sur-Mer, Flanders) was named governor of El Salvador in 1789, and was a Knight of Malta. After his term had ended, Spanish authorities named Carondelet governor of the Spanish Colonies of Louisiana and West Florida from 1791 to 1797. He then served as the last Noble Governor of the Spanish Colony Real Audencia in Quito from 1797 to his death in 1807.

Knights of Malta

click on photo for the complete history on the connection between New Orleans and Quito by Baron de Carondelet

On Carondelet in New Orleans, Louisiana

Click on photo for the map of the Spanish Colony in 1797 Governed by Baron de Carondelet

About Me

I have lived in Ecuador since 2001 and have been offering our services to foriegners wanting to not only visit Ecuador...but purchase property for a new life. My Ecuadorian wife and I are busy with three wonderfull children but are also busy with our coffee shop, farm, and statue export business. Furthermore, we have been offering Traditional Roman Catholic Pilgrimages to Ecuador for the past 7 years. There are many historical and artistic aspects of Ecuador that are impressive. But for me...it is the humility of the Ecuadorian people, which is most alluring. We invite you to come to Ecuador and experience the old world culture, faith, and beauty of this very special land !

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